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Callaway Livestock Center Market Report

Kingdom City, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

1,563 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $176.65/cwt -0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,514/hd at 857 lb · 122 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.81/cwt -2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 667 lb · 75 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.00/cwt -2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 735 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,563 2,236 1,789
Feeder cattle 1,349 1,931 1,589
Slaughter cattle 214 305 200

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a much lighter test and offering of steer and heifer calves weighing 400-600 lbs, with 4 weight steer calves selling steady to firm and 500-550 lb trading steady to 3.00 lower on a light test and 550-800 lbs not well tested on light offerings with three pot loads of 850-930 lb steers selling with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 450-500 lbs sold with a lower undertone on a light offering with 500-600 lbs selling 2.00-5.00 lower and over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower on mostly average and low dressing cows. Demand was moderate to good, best on the three pot loads of yearling steers weighing 850-930 lbs and a pot load of 730 lb heifers. Feeder Cattle contracts closed 95 to 215 higher on the front three months with Live Cattle contracts up 92 to 142 on the front three months and December corn closing 6 1/4 cents lower to start the week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–439 420 12 219.00–220.00 $219.44 $922 +6.97
451–494 474 28 205.00–216.50 $211.09 $1,001 +2.98
501–524 513 28 197.00–208.00 $204.11 $1,047 -1.22
850–865 857 122 176.10–177.25 $176.65 $1,514 -0.47
932 932 57 172.85 $172.85 $1,611 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–387 372 12 207.00–214.00 $210.81 $784 -8.19
415–440 428 11 195.50–206.00 $199.48 $854 -1.19
463–485 474 6 195.00–199.00 $197.05 $934 -0.51
517–520 519 6 190.00 $190.00 $986 -2.28
555 unweaned 555 5 180.00 $180.00 $999 —
552–598 571 12 174.00–185.00 $179.99 $1,028 -8.46
609–646 623 16 172.75–173.00 $172.90 $1,077 -13.65
626 626 4 164.00 $164.00 $1,027 -22.55
655–686 673 21 172.50–177.00 $174.23 $1,173 -5.25
690 690 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,035 -29.48
769–798 775 14 167.00–173.00 $171.16 $1,326 —
833 833 7 164.50 $164.50 $1,370 —
884 884 21 163.50 $163.50 $1,445 -2.50
930 930 6 163.00 $163.00 $1,516 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 4 176.00 $176.00 $880 +15.00
586–587 586 12 158.00–169.75 $164.85 $966 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 613 5 157.00 $157.00 $962 —
1003 1003 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,545 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 197.50 $197.50 $672 —
402–425 413 31 183.00–195.00 $186.93 $772 +1.93
470 470 12 169.00 $169.00 $794 -14.21
502–538 512 36 168.00–176.00 $170.88 $875 -6.49
588–593 591 17 173.00–175.00 $174.65 $1,032 -2.51
653–678 667 75 168.00–174.75 $170.81 $1,139 -2.62
735 735 70 170.00 $170.00 $1,250 -2.08
810 810 5 154.75 $154.75 $1,253 +2.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 6 181.00 $181.00 $675 -2.48
413–442 432 9 161.00–175.00 $167.05 $722 -5.59
459–465 462 10 160.00–162.50 $161.29 $745 -14.09
488 unweaned 488 3 159.00 $159.00 $776 —
510–543 525 37 154.00–164.00 $159.62 $838 -0.38
561 unweaned 561 4 151.00 $151.00 $847 +2.00
614–627 623 21 170.00–174.00 $172.87 $1,077 —
684–688 686 17 152.50–161.75 $156.32 $1,072 -9.69
728 728 4 141.00 $141.00 $1,026 -20.00
807–820 818 24 141.50–144.50 $141.87 $1,160 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 5 170.00 $170.00 $654 —
407–438 423 6 161.00–168.00 $164.37 $695 —
604 604 5 155.00 $155.00 $936 +6.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–647 639 12 149.00–159.50 $155.61 $994 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 157.00 $157.00 $603 —
540 540 3 145.00 $145.00 $783 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 144.00 $144.00 $562 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 197.50 $197.50 $701 —
438 438 3 175.50 $175.50 $769 —
506 unweaned 506 5 155.00 $155.00 $784 —
550–597 577 14 153.00–160.00 $155.94 $900 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 4 176.00 $176.00 $898 —
627 627 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,028 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 4 174.00 $174.00 $684 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1370 1240 80-85% 34 61.00–69.00 $65.40 $811 —
1135–1375 1249 80-85% 33 71.00–79.00 $74.74 $934 —
1175–1355 1285 80-85% 3 82.50–83.50 $83.00 $1,067 +4.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1100 1000 85-90% 12 40.00–48.00 $44.47 $445 -17.09
910–1200 1041 85-90% 26 53.00–64.50 $59.56 $620 -20.19
965–1155 1069 85-90% 15 67.00–75.50 $70.77 $757 -2.21
1080–1140 1110 85-90% 2 77.50–79.00 $78.23 $868 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1575 1446 75-80% 7 64.00–71.00 $68.01 $983 —
1425–1550 1470 75-80% 5 83.50–86.00 $84.39 $1,241 +12.05
1380–1615 1473 75-80% 10 74.00–82.50 $77.54 $1,142 +5.20
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1770–1780 1775 65-75% 2 89.00–93.00 $91.01 $1,615 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–2535 1807 6 92.00–98.00 $95.15 $1,719 —
1840 1840 1 114.00 $114.00 $2,098 —
1550–2140 1855 11 100.00–109.00 $105.63 $1,959 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.